A ceremonial academic session is scheduled for Monday in Sofia to mark the 150th anniversary of the April Uprising of 1876. St Kliment Ohridski Sofia University noted that the April Uprising represented a crucial, nation-defining effort in the Bulgarian struggle for freedom. To commemorate this significant historical milestone, several institutions are collaborating on the academic session.
Organizers include Sofia University, the State Archives Agency, the G.S. Rakovski National Defence College, the St Cyril and St Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo, the St Cyril and St Methodius National Library, and the Institute for Historical Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The commemorative events are structured throughout the day.
The proceedings will begin at 11:00 am with a ceremony held at the National Defence College. This will be followed by the official opening of the academic session at 1:00 pm in the Sofia University Rectorate, where historians are slated to participate in panel discussions concerning the anniversary. Additionally, a poster exhibition dedicated to the April Uprising will open at 1:45 pm in the Rectorate foyer, curated by Asst.
Prof. Vladimir Terziev. The day’s activities conclude at 5:00 pm with the unveiling of the exhibition titled “For the Freedom of a Nation” at the National Library.
This comprehensive joint effort aims to document and reflect upon the historical significance of the 1876 uprising for the modern identity of Sofia.
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